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Captain John Adams 1657–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1657

Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, MA

Death Date: 01 Mar 1751

Death Location: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edward Adams

Mother: Lydia Penniman

Spouse(s): Deborah Partridge, Susanna Breck

Children(s): Eleazer Adams, Daniel Adams, Jonathan Adams, Mary Adams, Obadiah Adams, Patience Adams, Josiah Adams, Joshua Adams, Richard Adams, John Adams, Bethia Adams, Hannah Adams, Bethia Adams, Abigail Adams, Phineas Adams, Michael Adams, Isaac Adams, Jeremiah Adams, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Esther Adams, Edward Adams

In 1657, Captain John Adams entered the world in Medfield, Norfolk, MA, born to Edward Adams And Lydia Penniman. Captain John Adams married Deborah Partridge, Susanna Breck, and had children including Abigail Adams, Bethia Adams, Daniel Adams, Edward Adams, Eleazer Adams, Esther Adams, Hannah Adams, Isaac Adams, Jeremiah Adams, John Adams, Jonathan Adams, Joshua Adams, Josiah Adams, Mary Adams, Michael Adams, Obadiah Adams, Patience Adams, Phineas Adams, Richard Adams, Samuel Adams. Captain John Adams passed away in 1751 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1657, Captain John Adams entered the world in Medfield, Norfolk, MA, born to Edward Adams And Lydia Penniman.
  • Captain John Adams married Deborah Partridge, Susanna Breck, and had children including Abigail Adams, Bethia Adams, Daniel Adams, Edward Adams, Eleazer Adams, Esther Adams, Hannah Adams, Isaac Adams, Jeremiah Adams, John Adams, Jonathan Adams, Joshua Adams, Josiah Adams, Mary Adams, Michael Adams, Obadiah Adams, Patience Adams, Phineas Adams, Richard Adams, Samuel Adams.
  • Captain John Adams passed away in 1751 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Adams's Ancestors

Self
Captain Adams
1657–1751
Birth Place: Medfield, Norfolk, MA
Parents
Edward Adams
1629–1716
Kings Weston, Somerset, England
Lydia Penniman
1634–1676
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Henry Adams
1583–1646
Barton St David, Somerset, England
Edith (Rosamund) Squire
1587–1672
Charlton, Somerset, England
James Penniman
1600–1664
Widford, Hertfordshire, England
Lydia Eliot
1610–1676
Nazing, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1555–1603
Katherine Stone
1556–1615
William Penniman
1574–1624
Ann Tottle
1578–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stone
1528–1597
Agnes Barton
1530–1597

Captain Adams's Descendants

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Captain (John) Adams (18 Feb 1657–01 Mar 1751) m. Deborah Partridge (16 Aug 1662–01 Mar 1751) m. Susanna Breck (10 May 1667–28 May 1744)
  1. 1. Eleazer Adams 1687–1775 m. Margaret 1687–1769
    1. 1. Margaret Adams 1717–1736
    2. 2. Lydia Adams 1727–
    3. 3. Eleazer (Adams) Jr 1720–1775
    4. 4. Benjamin Adams 1715–1715
    5. 5. Seth Adams 1730–1775
    6. 6. Lois Adams 1732–1832
    7. 7. Catherine Adams 1730–1770
    8. 8. Philemon Adams 1760–1847
    9. 9. Mary Adams 1722–1747 m. Joseph Medcalf 1716–1816
      1. 1. Jotham Metcalf 1741–1788 m. Zilpah 1739–1794
        1. 1. Sophy Metcalf 1789–1781
        2. 2. Betsy Metcalf 1780–1862 m. John Huntington 1775–1860
        3. 3. Relief Metcalf 1780–1865 m. Sylvester (Augustus) Brownson 1772–1804
        4. 4. Jotham Metcalf 1791–1875 m. Sarah Ash 1794–1879
        5. 5. Lorinda Metcalf 1794–1882
        6. 6. Bathsheba Metcalf 1785–1790
        7. 7. Asenah Metcalf 1780–1781
        8. 8. Polly Metcalf 1783–1781
        9. 9. Louise Metcalf 1773–1781
        10. 10. Clarinda Metcalf 1796–1781
      2. 2. Jonathan Metcalf 1744–1844
  2. 2. Daniel Adams 1686–1772
  3. 3. Jonathan Adams 1692–1744
  4. 4. Mary Adams 1687–
  5. 5. Obadiah Adams 1689–1765
  6. 6. Patience Adams 1690–1698
  7. 7. Josiah Adams 1693–1693
  8. 8. Joshua Adams 1701–1706
  9. 9. Richard Adams 1699–1733
  10. 10. John Adams 1695–1762
  11. 11. Bethia Adams 1702–1780
  12. 12. Hannah Adams 1707–1756
  13. 13. Bethia Adams 1705–1706
  14. 14. Abigail Adams 1703–1706
  15. 15. Phineas Adams 1705–1756
  16. 16. Michael Adams 1706–1776
  17. 17. Isaac Adams 1697–1763
  18. 18. Jeremiah Adams 1699–1785
  19. 19. Samuel Adams 1685–1742
  20. 20. John Adams 1684–1759
  21. 21. Esther Adams 1708–1708
  22. 22. Edward Adams 1682–1742

Captain Adams's Timeline

7 Records

1657
18 Feb 1657
Birth of Captain John Adams in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
1657
18 Feb 1657
Birth of Captain John Adams in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1657
18 Feb 1657
Birth of Captain John Adams in Medfield, Norfolk, MA
Medfield, Norfolk, MA
1751
01 Mar 1751
Age 94
Death of Captain John Adams in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1751
01 Mar 1751
Age 94
Death of Captain John Adams in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1751
1 Mar 1751
Age 94
Death of Captain John Adams in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1751
01 Mar 1751
Age 94
Death of Captain John Adams in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1657
    Event Place: Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1657
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1657
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, MA
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1751
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1751
    Event Place: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1751
    Event Place: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1751
    Event Place: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Death Records

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